Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:26:04 -0400
From: Ted White <tedwhite at compusnet.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: My records.
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

N Lynch wrote:

> --- Sam Pierce <scpierce at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > Nicki, no one means to imply that you or Richard are
> > spreading gossip or
> > doing anything inappropriate.  Elspeth's use of the
> > word gossip was part of
> > her attempt to squash the on-line discussion of some
> > rather immature
> > behavior on Lee's part.  Keith Lynch innocently
> (snip)
>
> I know what you are saying, but once a discussion goes
> on it's like a "Gossip" game - it comes out garbled
> and next thing you know, everyone says the problem is
> we've been spreading
>  gossip about someone.  I want it in writing that this
> is not the case and I don't see any place in the past
> discussion that mentions this.  Once something becomes
> "truth", it really doesn't matter that what is really
> going on.

Only about half (I'm guessing) of this "discussion" has been
here on this list.  The rest has taken place in person
and/or privately.  But I can assure you that this ignorant
sod had no notion you or Rich were involved in any sense
until I read your post here.

I'm sure that something like this was absolutely the *last*
thing you wanted to see happening, but I think that to the
extent it gets aired and what facts there are get revealed,
it will all blow over and calm down quickly.  *Speculation*
which leads away from the truth and fuels rumors is what we
want to see throttled.

--Ted White